[urq] Bad clutch master cylinder?

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Eric
I have very similar symptoms. The main one being that when warm and crawling
in traffic if I dip the clutch it will suddenly start to drag and it has to
be wrenched out of gear. I find that if I do not dip all the way to the
floor it is less likely to occur. Bearing in mind that I have fitted a new
clutch, new master cylinder and new slave cylinder and new pipe between them
and have bled litres of fluid through it in various ways and never see
bubbles, I think Johns suggestion of the plate sticking on the input shaft
seems reasonable. Don't go doing what I have done unless you are sure.

If you find the cure please let me know.

All the best

Keith
'87 WR
----- Original Message -----
From: "j.koenig" <j.koenig at adelphia.net>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Bad clutch master cylinder?


> Another possibility to consider is that the clutch driven disc is hanging
up on the input
> shaft splines (ugh), and therefore dragging a bit and maintaining some
drag on the clutch
> plate -- perhaps due to a little corrosion, etc.  I'll admit that I'm more
familiar with
> this problem in a car that sits longer, and where the problem is more
pronounced, but
> overnight?   Maybe.  Doesn't explain "hard to pull" or the 3rd gear issue,
though.
> Linkage wear/adjustment?  At least that would tend to affect 1st and 3rd
the same way.
>
> Good luck,
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eric harten" <audi90sq at yahoo.com>
>
>
> I was wondering if folks could help me out with this one.  My car seems to
be
> having issues with the clutch.  Here are all the symptoms so far:
>
> - Gear lever is hard to pull into neutral after sitting over-night
(initial
> pull)
> - Car seem to pull forward slightly (with clutch in) in initial start-up,
then
> no problem
> - Gear lever gets hard to pull out of 3rd gear after trans warms up (no
issue
> when cold)
> - No problems shifting into ANY gear
> - No grinding sounds at all
> - Trans shifts perfectly when cold
>
> I bled the clutch the other day and noticed air bubbles in the bleeder
line
> when my buddy pumped the clutch.  I can't help but think the seals in the
MC
> might be bad.  I would like to verify before I order this $150 part
though.
> Thanks
>
> Eric Harten
>
>
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